On the Universality of Creativity in the Liberal Arts

This is the first time, in a formal structured way, I've been asked to speak before a group of academicians on this set of issues. It is a great honor to be invited to speak on behalf of one of the two “culture’ mentioned in the commentary by C.P. Snow (1905–1980) [1]. It is also a great challenge to be so called upon to speak for an entire “culture.” Of necessity, my comments were created from the vantage point of thirty or so years of working embedded within the academic/scientific culture, and specifically within the field of physics. My views have been molded by this experience.